Crimes
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in Elciego on charges of running over her partner
He has been charged with attempted murder in the area of domestic violence. The incident took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday morning. The detainee has been transferred to police stations and, once the proceedings have been completed, will be brought before the court.
The Ertzaintza arrested a man in Urduliz accused of throwing bottles at three people
The attack took place at around 6.20 p.m. near the metro station, where a group of some 200 people had gathered in the vicinity, and the detainee had previously been arrested for similar events.
The President has assured us that there is no organized crime in the Basque Country today
Interviewed in the Faktoria programme of Euskadi Irratia, the President of the Basque Government, Imanol Pradales, has pointed out that the murders of recent years are mainly related to the deterioration of personal relations caused by drugs, addictions or gender-based violence, and has stressed that there is currently no organized crime in the Basque Country.
Rescued a six-year-old boy stolen from a shelter in Navarre
The Foral Police have arrested two relatives of the child and are investigating three other persons as a result of a dangerous car escape.
Comedian Ane Lindane will be tried for mockery after being sued by the Christian Lawyers Foundation
The alleged events took place on 29 June 2025, in Arberatze-Zilhea (Baja Navarra), in a church that pretended to masturbate with a crucifix.
Eight arrested and 55 kilos of food seized on the third day of Big Week in Bilbao
Inside the festive compound, four people have been arrested for theft, two for fraud and a seventh for resistance. An a person outside the area has been arrested by court order.
Six arrested in Vitoria accused of attempting to attack a young man wearing a Spanish team t-shirt
One of the arrests took place on Monday and the other five on Tuesday.
Ertzaintza unions condemn attacks on police officers, calling for more means
The unions ErNE, Euspel and Sipe have denounced that attacking a police officer cannot become "normal" and have called for "institutional support" and strengthening the working group.
Alexandria loses 2,000 euros in the rental scam of a flat in Bilbao
The victim, who has claimed to have been scammed EUR 2 000 for renting a flat offered to several people at the same time, has explained that, between the fraudulent money and the cost of finding a new accommodation, the losses amount to EUR 4 000.
At least 12 complaints have been filed against the man who fraudulently rented a tourist apartment in Bilbao
EITB has collected testimony from two of the victims. The fraudster leased the apartment through Airbnb for three days. In just a few hours, without the real owner knowing anything, he leased it to a dozen people. The Ertzaintza has opened an investigation to catch the man and get the victims back the money they lost.
Lucia's nightmare, renting the perfect apartment and realizing after three days that she's the victim of a scam
A Venezuelan with two children has paid 2,000 euros for a rental apartment in Deusto, but the house is actually a tourist apartment. The fraudster has rented it to at least eight other people, including Lucia herself.
A man killed his ex-partner, a 44-year-old woman, in a shopping mall in Murcia
In addition, the man arrested for the murder of a 45-year-old woman in Benahavis, Malaga, has confessed to being the murderer in a note he wrote on his escape and placed on the doorstep of a friend's home, which he has found and handed over to the Civil Guard.
Some 2,200 women were assaulted by their partner or ex-partner in the Basque Country in the first half of 2026
According to Emakunde, it has increased by 7% compared to 2025. Victims of domestic violence have increased by 20% in Álava and the number of victims assaulted has increased by 10% in Gipuzkoa.
What is the 764 network, the digital organization that is being investigated after the arrest of a minor in Gipuzkoa?
The Ertzaintza, together with the Mossos d'Escaladra and the Guardia Civil, have arrested in Gipuzkoa a child under the age of 17, the main reference of this transnational organization in the Spanish State, which investigates him for the crimes of sexortion, threats and manipulation of vulnerable young people.
Kerman Villate's parents to the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz: "Are you going to open an internal investigation now?"
According to a report by Radio Euskadi , the gatekeepers of the Mitika discotheque attacked at least four young people in the months leading up to the death of Kerman Villate. Kerman's parents report at least 22 assaults by gatekeepers, 13 of them recognized by the City of Vitoria-Gasteiz itself to the Ararteko.
New testimony reveals repeated attacks by Mitika gatekeepers before the death of Kerman Villate
Four young people have reported in an exclusive report on Radio Euskadi a series of attacks carried out by doormen of this discotheque in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the months leading up to Kerman's death, all of which were reported to the Ertzaintza.
Two years in prison for exalting terrorism on a social network and humiliating ETA victims
The detainee was also found with child pornography in confiscated devices.
Zupiria has denounced the fact that the National Police have acted "above their duties" in the final of the Spanish team
The Security Adviser of the Basque Government has criticised the two arrests in Bilbao by the National Police during the riots at the World Cup final, considering it to be the competence of the Ertzaintza.
Two arrested in Bilbao for assaulting a young man wearing a Spanish T-shirt during the World Cup final
Detainees are charged with hate crimes and bodily harm and public disorder, and no further arrests are ruled out.
EH Bildu asks Zupiria for explanations about the "police violence" that occurred during the Carmen holidays
In a clash between supporters of the Spanish team, the Ertzaintza had to intervene, and four people were injured in that exchange.